UX/UI Designer
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: Product
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Design
Function: Design

Company profile:
carwow is a comparison site that takes the uncertainty and hassle out of buying a new car. We’re passionate about getting people the best car buying experience, from research all the way through to purchase.A young, driven, energetic startup based in central London, carwow are backed by Europe’s leading VC’s including:Balderton Capital (Betfair, Bebo, Bookatable, Yoox)Episode 1 (Zoopla, LOVEFiLM, Shazam)Samos (Betfair, Kabbee, Ocado, BoF)We’ve raised over £1.3M in funding in the last year, with more on the way, so we’re growing fast!We believe buying a new car should be enjoyable. Through carwow consumers can quickly compare upfront offers from our trusted dealer network and buy directly without any hassle or haggling.If you want to help us change the future of car buying, get in touch - you definitely don’t need to be a petrolhead! It’s the chance to be at the start of something huge.

Job description:
We are looking for an amazing UX/UI Designer at carwow to be the second full-time hire on the design team. We’re a small team that hugely values the importance of design and usability. One of our co-founders has single-handedly lead design for the business so far, so it’s baked into our culture.We have a clear aim, to become the absolute best way to choose and buy a new car. Car buyers face complex choices and a sea of information, and our mission is to make buying a car simple as well as enjoyable. Excellent design is a major part of this mission; it builds trust, explains data in an understandable way and can improve all the other key parts of the business.We’re growing extremely fast and are proud to be backed by some of Europe’s best investors; VCs who were early backers of LOVEFiLM, Lyst, Betfair, Zoopla, Shazam and many more industry leading online businesses.We’re still small though, which means you get to make a huge difference in a growing and already successful business.The RoleWe’re looking for someone who lives for improving the user experience through clever and beautiful design. You will be driven and hands-on with all aspects of the design of our website from concept to release.You’re passionate about the whole design process, from technical architecture, colour theory, beautiful style-sheets to user psychology, A/B testing and UX best practices.You’ll work with our agile product team to create user flows, wireframe out ideas and turn them into stunning visual interfaces.

Requirements:
We don’t want someone who’s got lots of experience building simple brochure style sites. We’re after someone who’s got experience and passion for solving complex design problems and presenting them in a simple yet delightful way.4+ years experience as a UX/UI designer or product designer, including substantial experience designing responsive sitesExpert in Adobe Creative Suite and other wireframing/prototyping toolsPassionate about simplification and creating intuitive interfacesStrong understanding of interaction design, UX &amp; UI principles, information architecture, processes and best practicesStrong attention to detail and mastery of typography, colour and layoutExperience using analytics data to inform design decisionsResults-driven, able to initiate and lead projects; work autonomously and multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentSelf-motivated, entrepreneurial and well-suited to design quickly, innovate and iterateExceptional communication skillsThe ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision (not just ‘how it should look’ but ‘what we should build’)Ability to thoughtfully rationalize your design decisions taking into account technical limitations and business prioritiesBonus points forAbility to prototype your work via HTML/CSS/JS or native codeExperience with version control software (e.g. git)A Bachelor's or Masters degree in Human-Centered Interaction Design, User-Centered DesignUser Research experienceSkills in iconography or illustration

Benefits:
We’re offering a very competitive salary as well as equity in our business.We see this role as the foundations of building out our UX/design team, so you’ll help us shape our design process and help hire a team as we grow.At carwow we’re a small and young team where everyone is directly responsible for the success of the business.If you’re entrepreneurial and ambitious then you’ll love the opportunity and responsibility this role offers!This is a full time role based in our office in Holborn, London